The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-17
my FOREIGN ANTAGONIST.
"And you are going homer"
eyes, 1 am going home"

dismally from the brown bearded face
opposite me. But then Quincy was
down on his luck, and that was hardly
to be wondered at, when young ne'er-
do well like me could realize in two
brief years the wealth that he had
toiled for patiently during half-a-score
in vain.
"And you'll settle down in that old
country and be q steady practical man
for the future?" he said, looking at me
wistfully.
Eyes, and I'll marry jamie, and make
her happy and proud of me; and you'll
visit us, Quincy, won't you, to see how
I have taken oil your good counsel and
my own good luck to hearth"
"Maybe, maybe; l don't PROMISE"
smiling thoughtfully and stroking his
silken beard as he spoke; "but you
have had rare fortune, young one; and
you do well to sit down now, and con-
r slider hoy to do the very best with your
self. tits not everyone who finds him
self at twenty five with University
education and q realised fortune, and
sweet faithful girl waiting for him at
home. But that is the way of things;
chance gives you that because you were
bad boy to begin with, while |, who
was as steady always as Rhadamanthus
and the remaining judges, have hand
full of nuggets for my whole capital and
q grave under the wattletrees to mark
the end Of my love-story. Hardly fair,
is it, young one"
Horribly unfair" answered warm
ly, "but your turn will come; it always
does to the deserving and patient. And
as to me, why my end is not seen yet.
Call no man happy till he is dead, and
know"
A faint smile broke ever his face.
"Do you think envy you or grudge
you anything9 Oh no, l am not such
bad fellow as that. would not take
from you one CLEAN of your content
ment il could. / am satisfied both for
you and for myself. Prosperity is the
: pabulum you will thrive on, while I
should be the same under any fortune"
We were on our way together down
the main street of Tarrangower, he COM
ing from the store where he had been
disposing of some golddust to an agent
who paid three-pense an ounce more
for it than the bank price, l from the
New South Wales Bank, whence had
been drawing my fortune in the bulk of
one hundred pound British notes.
ut is scarcely safe to carry all that
around here" an acquaintance ventured
warningly, as was buttoning the mon-
ey into the pocket of my moleskin trou-
sers.
II shall take the number OF the notes
by-and- by" / answered carelessly.
"You know shall sail for England
next week.
"And why not have that money trans
ferred to the bank there for safety, and
your own comfort in travelling, and
hundred reasons?" the man asked in
surprise.
II like it this way I like the feel OF
il about me, and convenience is alto
gether a matter of opinion"
Then / went out whistling not
through dearth, but through abundance
of thought. That bulky roll represent
ed love and triumph, and reconciliation
with the family at home, who had
feigned to despair Of me once.
ooh, jamie, JAMIE, how fond and
faithful you have beenl" / thought
tumultuously. "Heaven helping me,
my future Will be worthier of you than
nypast has been"
4 And then / had encountered Quincy,
anu, linking my arm in his, we had
walked down the street together while IL
dilated to him on my prospects.
"You go to Europe next week, and /
start up the country tomorrow, and 1t
may be washall never meet again." he
SAID regretfully.
"Then let us drink stirrup-cup at
parting" l SAID, drawing him towards
> the open door Of The Kangaroo.
"A stirrup-cup Of water, if you will"
preaching again |" said pettishiy.
"No, not preaching; only urging you,
by our friendship, to make me happy"
"What is il TO your"
II like you; want TO know you safe
befor you leave me.'
I twisted myself away from him i'm
patiently.
"No man has ever called me drunk
ard" said.
"No, certainly not, and want TO
make sure no man ever will"
hesitated, looking at him doubt
fully.
Surely il is in the hour Of our great
est triumph that we should most read
lily bring our sacrifice to the altar"
"All right" / said, blushing. 81
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